Returning to Senator Lambie, and her comment about the Chinese invasion of Australia,[1] it can be safely assumed that what Lambie is actually referring to is contained in a broad military context: an air- and sea-borne attack culminating in a boots-on-the-ground, physical armed presence not dissimilar to the one taking in place in Ukraine by Russian forces in recent times; the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas in the early 1980s; and the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003. Domestic harmony is also part of the PRCs aim. War and the arming for war is the defining rationale behind the (dominant) Western Economies. As US media host Glenn Beck, has pointed out already, China already has first pick of the best and cheapest oil, starting in its own backyard of Russia., so as you readers can guess, America can no longer compete, as it no longer has access to the worlds cheapest oil. We are at no immediate risk of invasion nobody in the region has anything like the force projection capability required to put tens of thousands of set of boots anywhere of strategic value on our land mass, let alone sustain the supply chain long enough to sustain even a brief campaign. And moreover, it has used force in the process of making nations adhere to Western principles. Its attempts to economically coerce Australia into its geopolitical orbit should disturb. Peace is said to be Wars opposite and everwhile the arming for war denies peace any opportunity of reality except in the mind of man. As insulted as the Chinese community feels toward Palmer, his outburst was attributed to his frustration with the legal system, his dealings with some Chinese business people and when it all imploded, he drew in other societal elements. Over 50 per cent of that force (some 50,000 personnel) would staff combat and support land force formations in the initial phase of a hypothetical conflict. [1] Jacqui Lambie refuses to apologise for warning of Chinese invasion. AAP/The Australian. War is inevitable. How did it satisfy the demands of its ever-growing middle-classes? Maybe try deceptive lying capitalist pigs. As he put it, "It's not been an easy decision for me but it is. *chuckle*. "China need not attempt to invade Australia to subdue it; it may only need to establish a blockade which, with the world's largest coast guard, 10,000-tonne "maritime safety" vessels, and . This guides the question of the optimal future force size, and the subsequent commitment to defence spending, as highlighted by Senator Jim Molan. News By Simon Green Assistant Editor (Digital) 15:20, 15 FEB 2019 Updated 20:17, 15 FEB 2019 Video Loading United Australia Party leader warns of Chinese takeover New York: Monthly Review Press, 2002, 217. Given the absence of layered air defence capability (AD) in the ADFs order of battle, including long-range AD systems, in theory it can wage long-range missile strikes against our key land targets (defence installations, strategic surveillance communication facilities, possibly large population centres), even though it may risk escalation to an open confrontation with the United States. Image: Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images. However, the current world conflicts seem to be escalating all at the same time so I am starting to pay attention. Links to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other services inserted in the comment text will be automatically embedded. Editorial warns Australia may suffer further economic pain. ADM's Defence Industry Guide is published in print edition every 6 months. Nations that acceded to British demands, either as a protectorate that was accorded all of the security and safety Britain could muster or, alternately, Britain used force. Hence, China will, like the Spanish, French, British and Americans before it, have to use extramural preponderance to get what it needs for its populace. Writing in the national business daily, the Australian Financial Review, international relations specialist James Curran asks a different question.What lessons should Australia draw from Vladimir Putin's invasion for managing a comparable crisis in Taiwan? [6] Paul Monk. The schemata upon which the West has developed its societal modality is one of a thriving and burgeoning middle-class, and this has been encouraged in other societies by the West in order for the West to meet its own needs, and in doing this the West has had other societies contribute to its progress. Daily Star Online has contacted United Australia Party for comment. Nevertheless, being a minister of parliament does demand a level of tact and discretion that was obviously lacking on the night in question and there has been some repercussions, but other than hurt feelings not much more seems to have eventuated an apology was forthcoming and all appears smooth again. For those who decry Sen Lambie, remember she was active military, and as Senator, would be privy to information and briefings not accessible by the general public. To be sure the French before Britain used this method, and since post-1945 the US has followed a similar trajectory with its domination of world markets through the Marshall Plan, the Bretton-Woods agreement which allowed America to essentially dominate the worlds free market, are examples of heavy-handed polity. After all its our back yard. Furthermore, as the US is forced to shift its focus toward Central Asia, the South Americas and Israel, this will make Australia more vulnerable. But if Russia, China and India decide to start trading oil in their own currencies or in gold then the petrodollar becomes just one of several major currencies. Recently the Obama administration has gone to great lengths to reassure Australia it is committed to keeping a geo-strategic and political presence in the region with a recent visit by Secretary of State Kerry and a reiteration of wanting to rebalance Asia. Their own currencies gain prestige, giving their governments more political and military muscle. This is a well written, well constructed article, but I find the premise on which it is based implausible. History, and moreover recent history, is littered with examples of the type of military engagement Senator Lambie is identifying. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674055445. However, this does not necessarily equate to protecting Australia per se. Secondly, China deploys a long-range strike capability (conventional and unconventional), which allows it to target Australia. China must be offered a bigger role in the Asia-Pacific. The Age, Melbourne: Fairfax Publishing Ltd, 10 June, 2014, 16. War with China is just a silly sensationalist drivel. Who should take the blame for the current dismal outlook. With all the talk of hurting Russia economically a Western European expert said theres the very real chance Russia will turn to China, and China wont hesitate to step into the breech. [11] GALLUPWorld. At any rate Australia is in trouble. Chinas Per-Capita GDP has Led to a Drastic Reduction in Poverty., http://www.gallup.com/poll/166565/one-five-worldwide-living-extreme-poverty.aspx, [12] Jemima Garrett and staff. In the process of the IRs momentum the British government had to meet ever greater demands from its populace. Jacqui Lambie warns that a Chinese invasion of Australia is a frightening possibility. Firstly, China has insufficient capacity to wage long distance assault operations. What Australia can do to better improve its immediate security and harmony is withdraw from the UN Refugee Accords, and accept only those who meet strict selection, suitability and civility criteria. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. If the Chinese could not bring fuel, spare parts and munitions to these airfields the aircraft would immediately be candidates for the war museum in Canberra.. "Our judgement at least is that (China's . Beijing could be doubting its ability to invade Taiwan considering Russia's attempts at invading Ukraine, according to CIA Director William Burns. China knows America is getting weaker by the day, owns most of the US debt and will demand America to pay back the debt or China will cripple America economically (no more cheap loans). April 29, 2022 - 5:54AM Australia will probably be at war with China by the end of the decade, a leading foreign policy expert has said. A sad state of affairs. Taiwanese . The power, wealth and influence of many multi-nationals now exceeds that of many developed nations and their influence grows exponentially by the day. Also our most northern city, Darwin (or Wolf Creek) is a complete joke ! Selling more and more of our assets (mineral companies and FREEHOLD farming land) is moving the country to a checkmate position with China controling its assets. I mightily admire Peter Singer however if you take a look internationally things are moving in a crazy variety of directions all at once. Agree with all comments . China will be a vastly different case to what the West has previously encountered and then dominated, as it has adopted the Wests interests in being a regional as well as global controller and therefore the case of China is completely different than what has gone before in the power-stakes of the twentieth century. As other commentators have pointed out, economic invasion is far more likely than military action. However, the relevant issue is invasions gain results which inevitably have to be repelled, defused or accepted. [7] See Francis Fukuyama. Now, try to find out where all our Gold and other more precious commodities have been going and then why our Conservative US backed Governments have sold out our Reserves? China is a completely different because it has a pax-Sino in mind not unlike the pax-Britannica of the 1800s and it has embarked upon this in earnest from the mid-1990s and it has a centurys long plan. The progress became an ever-upward spiral in which the dictums of modern nation-statehood that is, economic growth equalling stable investment environments for Western enterprises were ones that offered ongoing prosperity; and the middle-class continuum. Its how you play with your mind not weapons that matters. Sociologist Steven Pinker has demonstrated that in fact violence has been reducing over the millenia. Also I have no understanding at all of international politics. China has over 1 Billion people !!! Is Australia really in danger of being invaded? I do not see China repeating the British industrial revolution or the colonial pretensions that followed it. This raises again the question of alliance obligation, and the subsequent need by Washington to make it very clear to China that an attack on Australia will trigger an allied response. Blunt threats made in Chinese mainstream media, and more recent remarks by an Australian senator- that the ADF is unlikely to last even a few days in a high-end conflict with China - warrant yet another examination of Australias strategic circumstances and the likelihood of an attack on mainland Australia. The issue-at-hand remains that China would not invade Australia in the next decade because pax-Sino has not been on the ascent long enough; and has not been able to establish the required networks for a limited invasion of Australia to succeed. That sounds frightening!!! Have seen the legal document but forget where to locate it. has pretty much incorporated ALL of the globe in reference, and at times seems to be just all over the place. But you cant do that, youre just a whining shitbag like the entire PUP. All of these instances have had the enduring effect of proving Western liberal-democracy is the most venerable and robust of all governments and governance. The question of fuel deposits, which has to be replenished regularly, remains. China has moved in a truly global direction and is on a pathway that was triggered, and then further stimulated, by Premier Deng Xiaoping who started the process in the mid-1980s. Signed sealed and yet to deliver. [14] David Tweed and Sangwon Yoon. Darwin is narrow-minded, provincial, over-priced, and un-competitive! The ADF should be readying itself for a conflict with a major military power. 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